Safety cash cabinet



MalCh 6, H. H, CULLER ET AL 1,949,954

SAFETY CASH CABINET Filed June l, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l Sme/whom March6, 1934.

H H CULLER ETAL SAFETY CASH CABINET Filed June 1, 1953 K 2 Sheets-Sheet2 Patented Mar. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES SAFETY CASH CABINET Hubert H.Coller and George B. Patterson, High Point, N. C.

Application June 1, 1933, Serial N0. 673,914

3 Claims.

The invention aims to provide a rathersimple and inexpensive, yet areliable and safe cash cabinet for banks, iilling stations, theatres,stores, etc., constructed in a novel manner so that the cash container.or drawer may be rendered inaccessible at a moments notice to frustratehold-ups.

With the foregoing in View, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplishedby reference to the accompanying drawings.

` Fig. l is a perspective View showing the invention as a distinct unit,although it could well form a part of a desk-table, counter, or thelike.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional view. l

Fig'. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view on line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3` but showing the relation of partsafter the cash drawer has been moved to its inaccessible position.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing a curtain door which may beused in place of the slide 30.

The specific form of construction herein disclosed, will -be denitelydescribed, with the understanding however, that numerous variations maybe made within the scope of the invention as claimed, not only withregard to details and proportions, but materials as well, metalconstruction however being preferable.

The numeral 5 on the drawings denotes a rectangular cabinet which, inthe form of construction disclosed, is provided with supporting legs 6,said cabinet having a large opening l in its top and an opening 8 in oneside, the latter opening serving to permit forward projection of thecash drawer 9. This drawer is provided with a removable till 10 which isremoved to gain access to parts within the cabinet, when setting thecontrivance after it has been tripped.

The cash drawer 9 is slidably carried by a rectangular supporting frame11 which is mounted for vertical sliding in the cabinet 5, oppositesides of said supporting frame being provided with vertically elongatedguide shoes 12 in the present disclosure, contacting slidably withopposite sides of the cabinet. The frame 11 is provided with a removablecover 13 held against accidental dislocation by dowel pins or the like14, and when said frame is in its normal raised position as seen inFigs. 2 and 3, said cover 13 is iiush with the marginal portion 15 ofthe cabinet r top.

Two U-shaped bails 16 arev pivotedatl'l to opposite sides of the cabinet5 and are adaptedl to be swung upwardly to the horizontal position shownin Figs. 2 and 3, to support the framell' .in its normal raisedposition. To hold these bails in operative position, a. prop 18 ishinged at' 19 tothe cabinet bottom, said prop normally occupying thevertical position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, in which position it directlysupports the bails 16.

Pivotally supported under the cabinet bottom is a shelf 2O held normallyin horizontal position by a latch 21, any desired means being providedfor releasing said latch when required. In the present showing, a smallelectric motor 22 is secured to the cab-inet bottom and is provided onone end of its shaft with a disk 23.` An oficenter partof this disk isconnected vby a pivoted link 24 with the latch 21, so that whenever themotor is energized by closing of a suitably positioned switch, the latch21 will be released, allowing the shelf to drop, as seen in Figml.

A weight 25 which constitutes the actuator for effecting movement ofparts to .secure safety, of the cash drawer contents'is normallysupported by the shelf 20, as seen in Figs. 2 and'B. )This weight isoperatively connected by -onecable 26 with the prop 18 for the purposeof downwardly swinging the latter when the weight is allowed to drop.Weight 25 is also connected by a second cable 27 with a part l28 of thecash drawer 9, which part normally supports the till 10. Cable 27 passesthrough an appropriate guide 29 at the rear end of the frame 11 and whensaid cable is pulled by dropping of the weight, 25 it retracts the cashdrawer 9 into the cabinet 5. By this time, cable 26 has released arm18', allowing the bails 16 to swing downwardly as seen in Fig. 4. Assoon as these bails are released, the entire money container (11, 13, 9,10) is free to descend and it is hastened in its descent by the downwardpull of the weight 25 and the cable 27. When the parts reach the lowerposition shown in Fig. 4, a slide 30 which normally projects laterallyfrom the cabinet 5 as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, is projected inwardlyacross said cabinet over the cover 13, as seen in Fig. 4. Aself-applying lock 31 is provided for locking this slide in its inwardposition, and said lock may be either of key-released or combinationtype, soy that the slide cannot be released and access gained to thecash drawer, by unauthorized persons.

A cable 32 and weight 33 are provided to project the slide 30 across thecabinet 5, the inner end of said slide however, normally abutting theframe 11 as seen in Fig. 2, and being thereby heldv in laterallyprojecting position, in which it forms a convenient leaf or extensionfor the cabinet.

One or more of the cabinets may be used in any kind of a businessestablishment and whenever advisable, the latch 21 may be releasedeither on one cabinet only or all of them, as circumstances may dictate.Release of this latch allows dropping of the weight 25, causing it topull upon the cables 26 and 27, moving the cash drawer 9 into thecabinet, releasing the supporting means of the frame 11, and allowingdescent of the entire cash container into the cabinet. Asv soon as thecover 13 clears the inner end of thev slide 30, said slide is free tomove under the influence of the weight 33, with the result that it isprojected across the cabinet above the cash, and k securely locked,rendering the cabinet contents inaccessible until the lock 31 isreleased by an authorized person. k

To reset parts, lock 3l is released and slide 30 is Withdrawn. said.slide being preferably held temporarily in withdrawn position byvinsertion of a pencil or the like between thek inner end of theslideandthe outer side of the cabinet 5. The cover 13 is then removed,allowing access tothe till 10, so that this ktill can also be taken out.The weight 25 is now supported upon the shelf `20, the latter being heldby re-engagement of the latch 21 therewith'. Frame 11 is now re#storedto its raised position, the bails 16 are swung inv'vardlyr tosupport said frame, and the prop 1S is. .swung upwardly to support saidbails. The till 10 andcover 13 are then restored to their properpositions and the cabinet is in readiness for further operation, carebeing exercised however, to remove the pencil or `the like which hasbeen temporarily holding the slide 30 in retracted position.

Instead of using the slide 30, a suitably guided curtaindoor 30'. may beused, as seen in Fig. 5, a cable 32' andweight33 beingprovided forclosing said curtain door in the same manner that the cable 32 andWeight 33, close the aforesaid slide We claimz- 1. A device of the classdescribed comprising a cabinet, a cash drawer carrying frame mounted forVertical movement in said cabinet, releasable supporting means fornormally supporting said frame in a raised position, a cash drawerslidably carried by said frame and projectable from the cabinet when theframe is in its raised position, an actuator, releasable means fornormally holding said actuator against operation, a cable operativelyconnecting said actuator with said releasable frame supporting means forreleasing the latter when said actuator operates, and a second cableoperatively connecting said actuator with said cash drawer forretracting the latter into the cabinet when said actuator operates.

2. A device of the class described comprising a cabinet, a cash drawercarrying frame mounted vfor vertical movement in said cabinet,releasable supporting means for normally supporting said frame in araised position, a cash drawer slidably carried by said frame andprojectable from the cabinet when the frame is in its raised position, aweight and releasable means for normally supporting it against descent,a cable operatively connecting said weight with said releasable framesupporting Ymeans for releasing the latter when said weight is allowedto descend, and a second cable operatively connecting said weight withsaid cash drawer for retracting the latter into the cabinet whensaidweight descends.Y

3. Afdevice of theclass describedcomprising a cabinet,- a moneycontainer mounted for. vertical movement in said cabinet, two U-shapedballs pivoted in said cabinet and adapted tof be swung inwardlyundersaid money container to support the latter in a normally raisedposition', a propvpivoted in said cabinet and normally occupying aVertical position in which it directly supports said bails againstdownward swinging, and means for swinging said prop downwardly, allowingdownward swinging of said bails and' descent of said money container.

HUBERT HQCULLER. GEORGE B. PATTERSON.

